Robert Hopper Shahan
b. 18 March 1926, d. 16 August 1978
- Father: John Edward Shahan b. 24 January 1894, d. January 1967
- Mother: Justina Schmelze b. 26 February 1894, d. 25 June 1990
- Robert Hopper Shahan was born on 18 March 1926 in New York.
- John Edward Shahan and Justina Schmelze appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, at 104 Oakley Drive. Other members of the household included Robert Hopper Shahan, John E. Shahan.
- The following appeared on 20 June 1932 in the Syracuse Journal: Unable to arouse the occupants in any other manner, neighbors who discovered the fire in the home of John Shahan, 154 Oakley dr., kicked in the front door.
The interior of the structure was filled with smoke and Mr. and Mrs. Shahan and their three children, John, 8, Robert 6, and Nancy 2, escaped through a window with difficulty after groping their way through the murky rooms. - John Edward Shahan and Justina Schmelze appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, at 154 Oakley Drive. Other members of the household included Robert Hopper Shahan, John E. Shahan. The family was living in the same house in 1935.
- Robert Hopper Shahan died on 16 August 1978 at age 52.
- Last Edited: 3 Oct 2012